Papers, 1862-1863.

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Papers, 1862-1863.

Civil War letters from a soldier in the 27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, commenting on the leadership of generals McClellan and Burnside; the fortifications of Washington, D.C.; depredations; casualties at Frederickburg; fraternization of Union and Confederate troops and the exchange of newspapers; food and health; Democratic Party politics; treatment of deserters; abolitionist control of the Republican Party; Lincoln's appearance; capture at Chancellorsville and parole; Confederate generals Jackson and Lee; and predictions of Confederate victory.

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